Intellectus Partners LLC Has $1.06 Million Stake in ServiceNow, Inc. $NOW

Intellectus Partners LLC increased its holdings in ServiceNow, Inc. (NYSE:NOWFree Report) by 509.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,890 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock after buying an additional 5,759 shares during the period. Intellectus Partners LLC’s holdings in ServiceNow were worth $1,055,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. IAG Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of ServiceNow by 200.0% in the third quarter. IAG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 27 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 18 shares in the last quarter. Wealth Watch Advisors INC acquired a new stake in shares of ServiceNow in the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Texas Capital Bancshares Inc TX acquired a new stake in shares of ServiceNow in the third quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Ameriflex Group Inc. raised its position in shares of ServiceNow by 187.5% in the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 46 shares of the information technology services provider’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 30 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kelleher Financial Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of ServiceNow in the third quarter valued at approximately $50,000. 87.18% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ServiceNow News Summary

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Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on NOW. Bank of America began coverage on shares of ServiceNow in a research report on Monday, May 18th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $130.00 price target for the company. Robert W. Baird cut their target price on ServiceNow from $125.00 to $118.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Citigroup raised their target price on ServiceNow from $154.00 to $158.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 30th. UBS Group reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of ServiceNow in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on ServiceNow from $180.00 to $135.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 16th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, thirty-five have issued a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, ServiceNow currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $141.85.

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Insider Activity at ServiceNow

In other ServiceNow news, insider Paul Fipps sold 1,048 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, May 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $98.51, for a total transaction of $103,238.48. Following the sale, the insider owned 12,072 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,189,212.72. The trade was a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, Director Anita M. Sands sold 16,445 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $90.14, for a total transaction of $1,482,352.30. Following the sale, the director directly owned 30,090 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,712,312.60. The trade was a 35.34% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 28,071 shares of company stock worth $2,529,956. Corporate insiders own 0.34% of the company’s stock.

ServiceNow Stock Performance

NYSE NOW opened at $117.86 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $98.99 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $122.45. The stock has a market cap of $121.51 billion, a PE ratio of 70.24, a PEG ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.94. ServiceNow, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $81.24 and a fifty-two week high of $211.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.13, a quick ratio of 0.84 and a current ratio of 0.84.

ServiceNow (NYSE:NOWGet Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The information technology services provider reported $0.97 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97. The firm had revenue of $3.77 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.75 billion. ServiceNow had a net margin of 12.59% and a return on equity of 18.16%. The company’s revenue was up 22.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.81 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts expect that ServiceNow, Inc. will post 2.35 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ServiceNow Profile

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ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW) is a cloud computing company that builds enterprise software to manage digital workflows and automate business processes. Its offerings are designed to replace manual work and legacy systems with cloud-based, service-oriented applications that support IT operations, customer service, human resources, security response and other enterprise functions.

The company’s flagship product family is the Now Platform, a suite of subscription software and platform services that includes IT Service Management (ITSM), IT Operations Management (ITOM), IT Business Management (ITBM), Customer Service Management (CSM), HR Service Delivery, Security Operations and Asset Management.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for ServiceNow (NYSE:NOW)

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